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Malaysia, Home to more than 28 Million People.
A place where people work to achieve a better place in society
But at what cost, What important aspect did we leave behind?
Who did we forget?
For how long have you been here? For 5 years
I'm here, because I'm not well, and now I feel better
*Incoherent Mumbling*
Most of them here can't walk, They are paralysed waist down
and they sit the wheelchair, once you sit the wheelchair, you know you can't walk.
So what else can I tell you all? What kind of information can I provide you all?
So what is the reason for you being here? It's because there is nobody at home to look after me
They all go to shool, The children go to school, The mother and father go to work
So nobody at home, So I'm left alone at home lah, I just cannot be left alone.
How do you feel about living here? I feel like I have to go home
There is nothing like home.
But, the people here, they take care of me la.
But once in a while yor children will come visit you right? Yes! They every week.
Oh! Thats good! How many children do you have?
I have 1 daughter, 2 grandchildren and 2 brothers
Muru one, and yeah...one had and accident, yeah..one passed away
You got one daughter? Yeah one daughter only. Your daughter must really really love you
always visit you and bring her two cute children to visit you, right?
The thing is I'm very happy that she doesn't know that I don't have the opportunity to comunicate with them ( The other old folks)
Yeah because majority of them are speaking chinese. majority, 90%
90%? 90%
All chinese (language) terrible
How long have you been here? 5 years ar
5 years ar? about 5 years la?
Before this? You are still staying with your daughter?
My grandaughter is growing, about this much. very cute right?
You are roughly around how old? I'm 75....
Look very young, Still quite young. Thank you.
and pretty. Thank you for telling me that.
So, what is your experience living here? Yea it's a very good in the sense that
they won't bother you, won't bug you.
Thing is I fainted in the house la some of my children they go and work
children like you, they go and work
Then I alone and I faint in the house, nobody know.
so my children... sent you here, so got people take care of you and all
Do you like staying here? eh.. I don't like!
But got a lot of friend mah stay here. They all so deaf wan, Talk to them ar...
They very deaf wan. Are you happy staying here?
Its not that I'm not happy la No choice la
But the facilities here, the caretakers very good la? ok la...
still not as good s family. uh yeah la, what to do...no choice
So how long have you been here? about 2 months already
oh 2 months only.. but so far can adapt with the enviroment ah?
Try to adapt also la right? no choice for you
no choice, but what to do right? but what do you really do here? ...free time
watch Tv, evening...garden, go walking Do your children all come and visit you?
Like every...every once in a weekday and once in a weekend. when they are free, because they got their work ah.
Because they don't like to be disturbed, so they got their own work to do.
My children also finished U (University) How are they ar?
They are doing very well. doing well?
They do UiTM major in communication, Then 1 working in KL la, 1 Utama there, computer
I used to work for Star Newspaper, sometimes my friends they got maternatiy yea
so I can fill in la, fill in 2 months or 3 for her when she give birth.
Because I study until Form 5, ok la My english very good
yea I can se your english is ok. I was doing secetary work then last time I work for a Portugese
uh... portugese, I was mostly their writer, I wrote for him mostly essays and things.
but he died already, he went back to Portugal and died
I move on la, whatever job I can take
and then I live la 1 day to 1 day How many son or daughter you have ar?
2 daughters 2 daughters, no sons ar?
sons? ..no, got 1 married already 1 working la
Why still haven't married? because still young
because they have 10 years difference... still young
The reason they sent you here is because you fainted at home is it?
Got 1 morning dunno how they were sleeping then they woke up
they find me on the floor so they sent me to the Sg. Buloh hospital
I stayed there few days la then they looked around to
see where got suitable place la, they don't mind paying
I stay here not cheap you know thousand four hundred a month.
thousand four hundred a month la then the food not so good la
everything...uh..accomodation, food applied la? but...the food not so good la
some vegetables...some..very poor la, but that also must pay money yea.
pay for accomodation. Where did you live before moving here? I lived in Mallaca
Oh... you come all the way from Mallaca. I have a house in Mallaca...
...but meantime I...I close "shop" 1st la thought of selling but in case I need to
go back I got no home. So you are from Mallaca la,
so why you come all the way to KL? I come here because...to see my grandson
just newly born. Your daughters all neraby here?
near Damai here only oh...nearby only la.
Near damai here only. so they all...they don't..they all got degree la
They don't like Mallaca, Mallaca got job but..
the job all factory, they don't want factory. They want stay Kl area la. They like city life
You got tell your daughter ar, that you don't really like to stay here
like let them know? I let them know but then.. so they understand how you feel and all
where you want to go? where shall I put you?
I cannot every week send anyone to see you right? I'll put you in a place where everyone comes around
like take 10 minutes right. there are many things la to consider right
so I said la what you like, they like, what is more convinient for them but since you are already paying thousand four here right, why not
they just employ a maidto stay at home with you? Maid also you have to take care of the maid food all
no point la, then you'll be taking care of the maid, instead of she look after you, you look after her
and then sometimes they cheat you also you wont know, if it's a big family it's ok
you alone ar... scared la right? scared what they do to you right?
no point la, it's better stay here, like it or not it's still the best la
last question la, what do you think of your entire stay in this home? they put you with 1 lady ah..ah..24 hours you know
you hear her a bit then ah.. ah.. so I never mind la, what to do huh?
today they change me to this room, with another old lady
so you can share room with another person, 2 person la, they also need to pay ma like that 1 stretch
means everyone also need to share room la? share, unless you take...pay more then you go upstairs la
upstairs alone la, sometimes la these kinds of places not so good la
worse than this sometimes, so far that is this the best la clean, quite clean and big
and then sometimes they come talk with you, and then the caretakers.. overall everything ok la
better than a dirty place,and then.. But if you have a choice la, do you want to be here?
actually i got a lot of friends in Kluang you know? uh.. they also own a place like this la, they take care of..
They also got home, that one was given by the Sultan of Johor, beacuse he got an English wife
so.. this nun look after her, then she died and there was this big land over there so he gave it to the sisters la
the convent sisters la, they're called the Canossian Sisters
and then they raised their own money and built a place like this, a very big place for the poor old ladies that got nowhere to go in their old age.
they have to pay something also la So what inspired you to open up this thing?
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